Land deals of wealthy nations
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ruth Meinzen-Dick, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about the downside of land deals between countries. Wealthy countries are increasingly snapping up farmland in poorer nations, but more needs to be done to insure the lands deals are done in a responsible way.
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